06/17/09 DISC: NE, MN

[Joe beier]

Is that the guy that faked the tornado last year and sold the video to the AP? I remember that last name because someone said it was Fable's Fable.

I wanna hear about this lol PM me if you want.

 

[Larry J. Kosch]

Aurora NE Farm Couple & 4 Kids Survives Tornado!!

I was glad to read about the Aurora NE farm couple and their four kids surviving their close encounter with the EF-2 Aurora NE tornado last Wednesday:

http://journalstar.com/articles/2009/06/19/news/local/doc4a3ac01140da0640171299.txt

Another story in the same front page of the paper commented on the chaser convergence following the Aurora NE tornado:

http://journalstar.com/articles/2009/06/19/news/local/doc4a3ac818439e4458119029.txt

Cutline for the attached thumbnail below:

The Juzyk home lays in shambles, four miles west of Aurora, Thursday, June 18, 2009. The home was totally destroyed by a tornado Wednesday night, along with Jeff Juzyk's construction business. All six members of the family, Juzyk, his wife, Stacie, and four children, escaped injury by reaching their basement seconds before the tornado struck, Juzyk said. WILLIAM LAUER/Lincoln Journal Star

In the article, the farmer said he stepped outside and saw a group of storm chasers parked in his driveway. He took one look at the brown, swirling monster heading straight for his rented farmhouse. He ran inside, grabbed his wife and their four young kids and took shelter in the basement. They survived the tornado with no obvious injuries.

The house was severly damaged, farm buildings destroyed and family car was totaled. I commented to my wife the farm house almost looked like the house left over after the final scene of "Twister", minus the roof!!

On another note, CBS Evening News last night, aired one of the storm chaser's video during their news cast.

MODS: You can stick this on the front page. This is a "feel good" story for storm chasers!!

EDIT: NWS assessment of Aurora tornado said the pet food plant was NOT hit by the tornado:

http://journalstar.com/articles/2009/06/19/news/local/doc4a3abce580620716887692.txt

 

[Dustin Wilcox]

Has anyone returned to the area, or was anyone here part of the damage survey? It seems there was another farmstead that took a direct hit early in the tornado track, my memory and video show a shelter-belt with a few grain bins about 1/4-1/2 mile South of hwy 34 shortly after the tornado crossed the hwy South the first time, in fact its the area seen being engulfed early in the video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is1gP2BhFXo I watched the house that has been well documented (pic above) get hit, and saw debris flying around the tornado from that impact. But that first farmstead I have heard very little about, curious as to if there wasn't a home there, or if the tornado just wasn't intense enough to cause significant damage, sure sounded like it was tearing stuff up, once I shut up on the video you can crank the volume and hear the pitch of the tornado change as it moves over that area, in fact it sounded like metal and tin being torn up. Anyone know the story with that place?

 

[Dennis Dennison]

Took this shot-just a few days ago outside of Aurora,ne-still cleaning up, the big plant that was hit still shows some damage, and the line of brand new telephone poles tell a silent tale that something had happened.